Ash-sifter



W. BYTZKA.

ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 1919.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

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ASH SH-TER.

APPLICATION FIL'ED APR. 7, 1919.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

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WASYL BYIZKA, OF HELMETTA, NEW JERSEY.

ASH-SIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 'Nov. 2, 1920.

Application filed. Apri1 7, 1919. Serial No. 287,946.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVAsYL BYTZKA, a citizen of Ukraine, residing at Helmetta, in the county of MiddleseX and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sifters, of which the following is a specification v The primary object of the invention is to provide a ready means for sifting ashes by hand in a cleanly and sanitary manner, provision being made for preventing the escape of dust and dirt during the ash sifting oper ation. v

A further object of the invention is to provide an ash sifter that is compact in arrangcmcnt and easily and cheaply manufactured and by means of which ashesmay be quickly sifted for household purposes in any desired quantity.

lVith these general objects in view, the invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention closed.

Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional views taken upon lines IIII and III-III of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the invention open ready to sift ashes,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail view adjacent the top of the invention with the cover closed,

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the connecting latch partially broken away, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the forward end portion of the screen or sieve employed.

My invention comprises a rectangular box or casing divided into two substantially equal parts, a bottom section 10 being adapted for receiving the siftings from a sieve or screen 11 carried by the upper section 12 of the box. The sections 10 and 12 are connected by hinges 13 at one side of the box while a connecting latch 1 1 pivoted as at 15 i to the lower section 10 is adapted to automatically engage overa pin 16 projecting from the adjacent side of the uppersection 12 when the sections are closed upon each other. as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 1 of the drawing. A spring 17 engages the latch 1A holding the same in contact with said pin 16 while a stop 18 upon the sectionlO limits the swinging movement of said latch.

The screen 11 is removably positioned through a front slot 19 in the upper section 12 and in opposite grooves 20 in the opposite sides of said upper section. In this manner, the screen 10 forms the bottom of the upper section 12 adapted to receive ashes thereon when placed into the upper section upon opening the lid or cover 21 thereof.

Leaf springs 22 having their forward ends secured in grooves 23 in the upper edges 24: of the opposite sides 25 of the section 12 bear upon the cover 21 for automatically opening the cover when the same is released. A spring catch 26 upon the front wall 27 of the upper section 12 projects through a keeper opening 28 in the cover 21 when the latter is closed and automatically engages over the side of the opening 28 for returning the cover in its closed position.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent 1n that the ashes are readily posltioned in the upper section 12 when the cover 21 is open as shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings. The cover is then closed being retained by the catch 26 and the operator grasps the device shaking the same in the usual manner of a hand sifter until the ashes pass through the screen 11 into the lower section 10 while the cinders and larger particles remain in the upper section. The latch 14: is then released and the ashes dumped out of the lower section 10. The cinders are readily removed from the upper section 12 by releasing the catch 26 whereupon the cover 21 automatically flies open and the cinders are readily dumped out and a new supply of ashes placed into the upper section 12.. 7

What I claim as new is A sifter formed of two sections hingedly connected together, means for holding said sections in closed position, the front wall of the upper section having a slot therein and grooves formed in the inner faces of the side and rear walls horizontally alined with said slot, a sifter screen slidable through the front wall slot and guided in the wall grooves for sliding movement when the sections are closed, and a cover wall hinged to the upper section.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

WASYL BYTZKA. 

